Author Archives: drjimo

Retirement Reflections (in reverse chronological order)

Posted on August 23, 2023 by drjimo

Most recent dates are here at the top. To Okoboji for the closing + Walk to Emmaus August 24–27, 2023 Only about a week before the event, Ronald Pettigrew called and asked if I wanted to go on a Walk … Continue reading →

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WALDO – Workflowing the Amazing Lesson Design Outline

Posted on August 14, 2023 by drjimo

This Google doc is comprehensive teaching methods course and education research course rolled up into one document organized into clickable links. It is compiled by Miguel Guhlin. It include most all of the aspects of the teaching enterprise (including pre-assessment, … Continue reading →

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How gesture and movement help us think

Posted on June 28, 2021 by drjimo

From Annie Murphy Paul @anniemurphypaul Exciting new ideas about how gesture and movement help us think Jordan Ellenberg hates PowerPoint slides. And whiteboards. For him (and for his fellow math professors at the University of Wisconsin-Madison), it’s an old-fashioned blackboard … Continue reading →

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Spring 2021 Websites

Posted on March 16, 2021 by drjimo

Miya Christiansen: https://miyaswebpage.wordpress.com/ Brianna Gorsuch: https://mathwithmissg650681653.wordpress.com/ These are the Spring 2021 Math 304 students.

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A few notes on making web sites

Posted on February 27, 2021 by drjimo

Tools for making webpages (web sites). WordPress. (blog) Posts – more timely, often shorter, specific to one topic. Have categories and tags. Pages – often more long-term. Could be more lengthy. (Pages do not have categories or tags.) Can use … Continue reading →

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Instrumental and Relational Understanding

Posted on February 8, 2021 by drjimo

Good article on instrumental and relational understanding. Focus on Relational Understanding

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Putting Synthesis back in Bloom.

Posted on February 7, 2021 by drjimo

Benjamin Bloom published his taxonomy in 1956. In 2001, the categories were revised. Synthesis was taken out and Creating put in (among other smaller changes). Erik Francis points out (article link below) the importance for learner to synthesize and puts … Continue reading →

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An angle inscribed in a semicircle

Posted on November 1, 2020 by drjimo

Hereis a tweet with a nice proof of the theorem that is the namesake of this website https://twitter.com/professorbrenda/status/1323095111954288640?s=21

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3 Great WIU Graduates Teaching MS Math

Posted on October 12, 2020 by drjimo

These guys are teaching math and helping students in many ways. Read the full story here (from WIU website). Read the full story here (from McDonough County Voice Newspaper).

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Tostitos fiesta bowl – some of the best highlights of all time

Posted on July 12, 2020 by drjimo

https://twitter.com/drolsen314/status/1282391894664851456?s=21

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